ETEC’s Policies & Guidelines
As of November 11, 2024
Privacy Policy
ETEC members, site users, event registrants/attendees, and newsletter subscribers’ contact information will never be willingly shared with or sold to any 3rd party vendors.
Members are listed in the password-protected portion of the website in the membership directory. Permission to access this information is given to ETEC members.
Members may choose to receive ETEC’s weekly e-newsletter, occasional emailed invitations to events, and/or special notices. By signing up for the ETEC newsletter you will be sent an email once a week at the address submitted.
Occasionally, additional invitations or special news-related items will be emailed. You may opt out of these communications at any time by contacting info@eteconline.org, or by clicking “unsubscribe”.
Access to Member Information
As mentioned above ETEC members are able to log in to a password-protected portion of this website called the Info Hub which contains the Membership Directory and other resources. Members are asked to respect the privacy of others. Please do not use the directory for bulk or direct email/mail marketing campaigns or solicitation purposes.
Membership
Companies, organizations, and retirees are welcome to join the East Tennessee Economic Council. ETEC is an independent, regional, non-profit, membership organization. ETEC's bylaws state that in order to be a member, an entity needs to pay the fees established by the Board of Directors and be interested in the furtherance of the purposes of ETEC.
This means our members are aligned with ETEC's mission which is to actively champion and harness East Tennessee's federal resources to strengthen national science, security, energy, education, and environmental missions; and, foster regional economic growth through strategic partnerships.
Friday Morning Networking Meetings
ETEC is a pro-business environment. Members are encouraged to network and build strong business relationships before and after the weekly breakfast meetings.
We ask that meeting speakers and attendees be courteous and respectful of fellow members and guests.
Private conference rooms are available by request after the meetings for members to use for those purposes.
Campaigning by political candidates before, during, or after the meetings is discouraged. Candidates may be invited to present to the group after winning their parties’ primary election. Contact us for more information at info@eteconline.org.
Fundraising by individuals, non-profit groups, or companies before, during, or after the meetings is also discouraged. However, in some cases it may be appropriate for our group to be aware of a specific event or need. If you would like to make a brief announcement during the meeting please contact us at info@eteconline.org.
Members are welcome to make announcements at the meetings if they notify the staff ahead of time. Please contact us before that Friday morning so time can be reserved on the meeting agenda.
News media representatives are allowed into the room (in person or virtually) only with prior permission. If a representative from a media outlet is present in the room an announcement will be made at the beginning of the meeting so the speaker and audience are aware.
Video or audio recording is only allowed with permission from the speaker or staff at the meetings. On the occasion where a meeting is recorded by a source outside of the ETEC staff an announcement will be made. Staff recordings may be taken for internal purposes, or if given permission by the featured speaker, they will be placed on the members only password protected portion of the ETEC website.
Photos or short videos may be taken by the staff during the meetings for promotional purposes such as for use on the website or on social media. Attendee's images may appear in these photos/videos. The images will not be sold or used for other purposes.